Stories from Friday, November 5, 2021

McCOOK, Neb. — Every year, organizers for Big Give McCook have high hopes of at least meeting, if not beating, the totals of the previous year. And 2021 Big Give McCook on Thursday lived up to those hopes. The 2021 Big Give McCook finished the day with $197,000 raised in the 24 hours of giving. This pushes the 2021 total past the $160,000 raised in 2020. All of these figures include online donations, in-person giving stations funds and $9,000 in “power hour” matching funds...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Undefeated Howells-Dodge scored the final 18 points in just more than nine minutes to finish a 44-18 Class D-1 quarterfinal victory over defending state champ Dundy County-Stratton on Friday. The Tigers (9-2 final record) scored quickly on quarterback Quade Myers' 57-yard touchdown run, but struggled to make their usual big plays against a tough Jaguars defense...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Tricky Maddie Doyle’s left-handed kill clinched a win and echoed two more truths the Class D-2 state tournament Thursday morning. 1. School’s out but these Maywood-Hayes Center volleyball girls still inspire big words like “ambidextrous.”...

LINCOLN, Neb. — McCook senior Isaac Hinze has earned a spot on the Nebraska Coaches Association Class B all-state tennis first team. Hinze delivered two awesome seasons as the Bison No. 1 singles player. He finished this fall even stronger, reaching the Class B finals match before losing to first team captain Gavin Forster from Elkhorn Mount Michael...

LINCOLN, Neb. — No. 2-seed Humphrey St. Francis shook off a first defeat to down No. 3 Maywood-Hayes Center in today's Class D-2 state volleyball semifinals 19-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-12 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Junior Olivia Hansen's unofficial total of 16 kills powered the Wolves, who slipped to 27-3 this season...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Board of Education will be asked for the second time to select an architect firm for upgrades or new construction at the McCook Junior High, on Monday, 6:30 p.m., at the junior high conference room. This is the second time the board is being asked to select an architect for junior high renovations/new construction, the first being at the October meeting when no board member made a motion for one of three firms up for consideration...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Toy Box needs a couple of good dumpster divers, preferably with a pickup and under the age of 50. Toy donations left in the Toy Box dumpsters that will be set up around town are emptied each night and with the average age of Toy Box volunteers at around 79, that’s becoming more difficult...

Wayne Daniel April 28, 1939 - Oct. 24, 2021 HAMLET, Neb. — Wayne Daniel, age 82, of Hamlet, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at Great Plains Health in North Platte, Neb. Wayne was born April 28, 1939, in Blackfoot, Idaho, to parents, Orval W. Daniel and Ruth E. (Myers) Daniel. He was one of six children. Wayne graduated from high school in Minden, Neb., with the Class of 1957. Following high school, Wayne enlisted in the United States Army where he proudly served his country...

Isaac Asher Hauxwell Mark and Danielle Hauxwell of Indianola, Neb., announce the birth of their son, Isaac Asher Hauxwell, who was born Sept. 7, 2021, at Cambridge, Neb. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 21 inches long. He has two brothers, Declan, 3 and Harlan, 2. ...

Bethany Marie Pengdwende Barto and Tenielle Yelkouni of Burkina Faso, West Africa, announce the birth of their daughter, Bethany Marie Pengdwende, who was born June 30, 2021, in McCook, Neb. She weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces. She has three sisters, Briella, 5, Lilya, 3 and Felicity, 2. Grandparents are Tim and Michelle Lytle of McCook and Jean Baptist Yelkouni of Burkina Faso. Great-grandparent is Joan Mills of McCook...

We are a boot strap kind of community and have proven it repeatedly over the years. McCook didn’t exist when Red Willow County was formed, wasn’t the county seat to start, and then ended up being the largest town and the county seat. Over the years we have built a solid base of giving …the first library (not the Carnegie), the Temple Building, the Auditorium, St. ...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — The Eastern Wyoming volleyball team brought the season to an end Thursday for McCook Community College in the consolation round of the Region IX Division 1 Tournament. The Lancers brought down MCC 25-21, 25-20, and 25-13. “At the end of this tournament the only teams that leave on a high are the ones that end on a win,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — These aren’t struggling Jaguars from Jacksonville invading Dundy County-Stratton today. The Howells-Dodge Jaguars are 10-0 and bring running back Levi Belina with nearly 10 yards per carry into today’s Class D-1 quarterfinals. Opening kickoff is 5 p.m. CDT, or 4 p.m. on what should be a warm afternoon in Benkelman...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Cambridge drew two points closer during each set, but anmost blur of a Bergan attack caused the most problems during Thursday’s Class D-1 state volleyball match. “They moved their sets so fast across the net, we really hadn’t seen like that all season,” Trojans coach Lauren Carpenter said following Archbishop Bergan’s 25-14, 25-16, 25-18 victory. “We struggled with our blocking. They were quick, jumped high and had fast aggressive swings.”...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook High 2016 alum Noah Hofman hit his third hole-in one at the home Heritage Hills Course recently. Hofman made a 220-yard tee shot on hole No. 16. He’s a two-time Class B state champion, collegiate All-American and aiming to move up in the professional golf ranks...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people following a pursuit on I-80 near Aurora. At approximately 9:55 a.m. Thursday, a trooper observed an eastbound Cadillac CTS speeding and driving with expired license plates on I-80 near Aurora. The trooper attempted a traffic stop near mile marker 332, but the driver accelerated and fled. The trooper initiated a pursuit...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three men after locating methamphetamine, marijuana, and cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Hall County. At approximately 11:45 p.m. Thursday, a trooper performed a traffic stop on an eastbound Audi Q7 for speeding at mile marker 315, near Grand Island. ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Arapahoe and four other Nebraska cities will share more than $2.1 million in Community Development Block Grants under the Downtown revitalization funding opportunity, according to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. The City of Arapahoe will receive $435,000 for a sidewalk improvement project to replace four blocks of sidewalk and build several key safety and ADA accessibility features including crosswalks, bumpouts and detectable warning panels...

McCOOK, Neb. — Six McCook Community College student-athletes were named as top teammates of the six MCC athletic teams through the 2021-2022 Teammate Scholarships program through the MCC Indians Boosters. Softball player Rae VanMilligan, Marion, Iowa, was named the Holly Myers Female Teammate of the year and basketball player Martin Poznanovic, of Uzice, Serbia was named the Myron Mingo Male Teammate of the year...